SAN DIEGO -- Charissa "Chazzy" Kolich, a beloved, bright light in the San Diego community for over a decade, died peacefully in her Hillcrest home on Tuesday. She was 36.
Surrounded in the care of her devoted longtime partner Cortney, loving parents Nina and Steve Kolich, and brother Jeff at the time of her death, Charissa had fiercely battled inoperable brain cancer with grace and an interminable smile, for nearly two years.
Her glowing spirit, open-handed generosity and fun-loving charisma was cherished by adoring friends and casual acquaintances, alike.
